Gustavia hexapetala
(Aubl.) Sm.
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Lecythidaceae family that produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Colombia, South America,
Synonyms
Eschweilera carrii Standl.Gustavia brasiliana DC.Gustavia eximia PittierGustavia fastuosa Willd.Japarandiba brasiliana (DC.) KuntzePirigara hexapetala Aubl.and others
Also Known As
Itauba, Mortecino, Yunishi
References (3)
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 40
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Zambrana, P, et al, 2017, Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight – twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chácobo in Beni, Bolivia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:57
